How the third sector became the first line of support

Usher, Joe and Benton, Ellie (2025) How the third sector became the first line of support. British Politics and Policy at LSE (24 Oct 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

David Cameron’s idea of the Big Society – a synergy between the voluntary sector and the state – might have been abandoned, but given the funding cuts to local government, the third sector continued to largely support many communities. Ellie Benton and Joseph Usher go over research from twelve low-income neighbourhoods, over the last fifteen years and find that, given the current limits in resources, the best way to support those communities is to keep bolstering local charities and groups.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	14 Nov 2025 13:24
Last Modified:	14 Nov 2025 13:24
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/130210

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